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The Xuanwu Army stationed at the front village of Shangdong Mountain had already made corresponding preparations when the Lulong Army's trebuchets were pushed in front of the formation. They evacuated the main force of infantry from the front fence and retreated to the camps behind the army village.
More than ten observation posts were left in front of the fence.
But this deployment was prepared based on previous experience. The retreat distance was not far, only more than 300 steps away from the Lulong Army's trebuchets. It's a pity that empiricism kills people. This distance was under previous circumstances.
It is indeed possible to avoid the stone bullets of the trebuchets, but the trebuchets of the Lu Long Army can cover a distance of 400 steps, which just brings the main force of the Xuanwu Army gathered behind them within the attack range.
The terrible thing is that due to the small area of Shangdong Mountain, the military village itself is not large. Four to five hundred Xuanwu troops were all piled up together, becoming the best target. The first and second batches of stone bomb attacks mainly covered
At the front of the military stronghold, but in the combat operations of the logistics capital, the concept of "extended shooting" plagiarized by Li Chengzhong from later generations was used. Starting from the third batch of stone bomb attacks, it expanded backward every fifty steps.
The third batch of stone bombs drove the Xuanwu Army, which was still somewhat loose, back to the rear of the military stronghold and accumulated more densely. Then, the fourth batch of stone bombs fell directly on the heads of the Xuanwu Army.
The first hit was made by two of the stone bullets, which immediately caused a cry, so loud that even the Lulong Army at the foot of the mountain heard it.
The logistics officer who directed the trebuchet launch immediately recognized the difference and quickly shortened the firing interval of each batch of stone bullets, immediately smashing the Xuanwu soldiers into tears. It was not until the shouting gradually subsided that the officer gave the order with lingering meaning.
Stop throwing and check the equipment.
The Lulong Army at the foot of Dongshan Mountain could not see clearly what was going on inside the military stronghold, and the sight of the sergeant on duty on the watchtower could not reach the rear of the military stronghold. However, the commander of the Xuanwu Army garrisoned at the military stronghold was almost unable to cry.
Ten corpses of Xuanwu soldiers fell in front of the fence of the rear military camp - they once frantically wanted to continue retreating, but were blocked by the fence. There were also dozens of Xuanwu soldiers who suffered varying degrees of injuries.
He was injured and almost lost his combat effectiveness. In such a short period of time, the Xuanwu Army in the military camp suffered a loss of more than 20%!
It was definitely impossible to defend like this. The commander of the front village on Dongshan Mountain gritted his teeth and ordered the remaining soldiers to gather and prepare to attack down the mountain. The target was naturally the trebuchets at the bottom of the mountain. For this reason, the Xuanwu Army planned to be divided into two parts.
There are three hundred assault sergeants, followed by a hundred auxiliary sergeants. The assault sergeants must fight in front of the trebuchet. The auxiliary sergeants each carry flammable thatch and kindling materials to burn the trebuchet.
The shortest way to go down is from the front, but it is not feasible. This gentle slope is covered with antlers, wooden fences and trip wires. It is used to prevent the enemy from attacking the mountain. Now it has become an obstacle to my own descent, making it difficult to charge downward.
It was too big. Therefore, the commander of the front village decided to go down the mountain from the trail behind the mountain, which was also the road leading to the back village on the ridge of the mountain.
In the Xuanwu Army's strategy of defending the fortress, the front camp and the rear camp echo each other. When the front camp needs reinforcements, the rear camp will send troops to the front camp. But now the front camp is defeated too quickly. According to the strike range of the Lulong Army's trebuchets,
The front stronghold could not be defended at all. Therefore, the commander of the front stronghold did not have time to put up the promised signal flag, and it was indeed impossible to put up the flag - should the soldiers from the rear stronghold be brought up and continue to be beaten?
The Lulong Army's trebuchets must be destroyed. This was the very firm idea of the commander of Qianzhai. Otherwise, Qianzhai could not be defended at all. He almost gave up the defense of Qianzhai, concentrated all his troops on the trail behind the mountain, and then erected
I raised the letter flag. I hope that the soldiers from Houzhai can come over to reinforce - not to reinforce the army stronghold, but to strengthen the troops and attack the Lulong Army's trebuchet position together.
The commander of the rear village saw the letter flag and immediately ordered 300 sergeants to go to the reinforcements. The front village and the rear village were not connected together. They were actually two hills, both called Shangdong Mountain. It was just the hill where the front village was located.
It is more like a mountain shape, so troops can be stationed on the mountain. The hill where the rear village is located is in the shape of a mountain ridge, so troops can only be stationed at the foot of the mountain. A piece of flat land 400 steps away must be passed between the two villages before reinforcements can be sent up.
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The road of 400 steps is not far away, and it is between two mountains. It is not suitable for military formations to fight, let alone cavalry raids. Therefore, it is not difficult to reinforce the front stronghold from the rear stronghold. The 800 soldiers commanded by Omari
The Lulong Cavalry did not want to block the connection between the two villages. Their purpose was to prevent the rear village from dispatching in large numbers and harassing the Lulong Army's main formation attacking the front village from the side.
For the Xuanwu Army in the Houzhai, as long as they do not attack the Lulong Army's military formation in front, they will not be threatened by the Lulong Army's cavalry. As for the attack of the Lulong Army's cavalry on the Houzhai, this does not need to be considered. There are no officers commanding the troops on both sides.
This kind of thinking.
When the reinforcements of 300 soldiers arrived at the rear path under the front stronghold, they realized that they were not going to defend the stronghold, but to attack. The Xuanwu army who led this wave of reinforcements was very straightforward and immediately agreed to join them, and quickly reported to the rear.
The commander of the village asked for more manpower to be dispatched.
However, there was no way to wait for more reinforcements for the time being. The Xuanwu Army's overwhelming move had been discovered by the Lulong Army's reconnaissance cavalry wandering on the side. If they waited any longer, they would miss the opportunity to fight. So the two armies merged into one place and circled around.
He went up to the southwest side of Dongshan Mountain and launched an attack on the Lulong Army's main formation.
The Xuanwu Army's attack out of the camp was very fast. The Lulong Army cavalry scouts who were on sentry duty had just reported this military information to the camp. The Xuanwu Army had already appeared at the foot of the mountain. However, the Shangdang camp had already formulated a strategy to prevent the enemy from outflanking.
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All senior officers who have participated in the Bailangshan training will learn the conventional tactics of siege or fortification. Preventing enemy flank raids has always been a tactical gist that every senior officer of the Lulong Army must master. This requirement came from King Yan Li Chengzhong
Li Chengzhong's emphasis on preventing the enemy's flanking detours during the attack came from the Battle of Weizhou he participated in when he traveled through the city. In the siege battle in the spring of the second year of Guanghua, the Lulong Army was caught off guard by Ge Congzhou's side attack from the city.
, the casualties were extremely heavy, leaving an indelible mark on Li Chengzhong's heart.
Zhao Yuanping deployed a spear battalion and three bow and arrow battalions on the right side of the military formation. Eight hundred Lulong troops were in strict formation, waiting for the arrival of the Xuanwu army.
"rise--"
In the command of the spear battalion, all the heads of the five spear battalions gave the order at the same time, and the five hundred spearmen were divided into five formations and changed from a sitting position to a standing position.
The soldiers of the Lulong Army's Changqiangdu came from the Yingzhou Army. The Yingzhou Army was mobilized during the large-scale expansion of the army in the first year of Tianfu. Although the number is very loud, it is actually a newly formed army. Its combat effectiveness is compared with the Cangzhou Army and the Mozhou Army.
There was a big difference. Moreover, this army had not fought much in the two years since it was formed, so it was the first time for the soldiers to face the frontline battlefield. When they saw the Xuanwu Army, almost everyone had a dry throat and sweaty palms.
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However, the captains, captains, and first-class grassroots officers of this army are all veterans, and have been trained by officers in the Bailangshan Military Academy system. The Yingzhou Army built with them as the skeleton cannot be said to be as rich in combat potential as the Cangzhou Army.
Experience, but still in good order when facing the enemy.
"Arrange the armor -" the majestic voice continued to sound, echoing in front of the military formation. Although they were still unhurried and seemed a bit lazy, they greatly stabilized this batch of Yingzhou soldiers who did not have rich practical experience.
With the help of their fellow soldiers, the soldiers tied the silk ribbons tightly, straightened their helmets, and rechecked the leggings on their feet and the belts around their waists. Many of them couldn't wait to raise their guns, but were stopped by the officers.
Stern eyes to stop - every ounce of strength before the war must be retained as much as possible - until...
Suddenly, a throat-piercing roar came from the archer battalions on both sides of the spearmen array: "Landmark No. 5, three fingers high, big arrow, let go!"
Hundreds of large black arrows flew into the sky amidst the uncomfortable sound of bowstrings, and then quickly plunged into the running brigade of the Xuanwu Army. At least 30% of the arrows accurately covered the Xuanwu Army's troops.
To the right front, an open space immediately appeared in the Xuanwu Army brigade, as well as the pitiful screams of dozens of sergeants lying on the open space.
"Why is it so far?" The commander of the front camp of the Xuanwu Army fell into a cold state for an instant, and then he shouted frantically to the rear team: "Shield Hand! Shield Hand! Quick!"
One hundred and fifty steps ahead, they could barely reach 250 steps away. They were not ready to form a team yet. Hundreds of shield bearers dragged their shields behind and fell behind, causing the Xuanwu Army's faster charging sergeants to appear in large numbers.
Mass casualties.
The commander of Qianzhai had been on the battlefield for a long time. Although he couldn't figure out why the Lulong Army's arrows had such a long range, it did not prevent him from making the decision not to adjust the charging formation and directly launch the charge. In the blink of an eye, Xuanwu's shield bearer rushed to the front and raised his hand.
Several rows of shield walls were built, and they took small steps forward against the shield walls. A large number of Xuanwu soldiers crowded under the shield walls and continued to move forward.
The Lulong Army's copycat version of the "Scottish Longbow" had appeared on the Qingqing Bochang battlefield, but that battle was against Zhu Youning. Zhu Youning's description of the defeated army focused on the Lulong Army's well-organized cavalry group.
There was not much report on the attack range and strike effect of the weapon. As a result, the Xuanwu armies on the Hedong battlefield still had a blank understanding of the effectiveness of this long-range weapon.
The shield is still a single-board wooden shield. It is neither a double-layer composite shield nor wrapped with iron. This light shield is like a piece of paper in front of the "Scottish Longbow", which can be penetrated by a poke.
After the baptism of three arrows, the advancing Xuanwu Army was in mourning. More than a hundred people fell on the way forward. Almost all the shields were penetrated by the force of the big arrows, and some of the shields were simply shot into pieces.
.Many shield-bearers were shot to the ground with their shields attached. The arrows penetrated from the shields, shot through the arms holding the shields, and then pierced into their bodies.
Although they suffered heavy casualties, the Xuanwu Army relied on forward inertia and finally rushed within 150 steps. (To be continued...)